Mainland China

The world's largest national market and a growing manufacturing powerhouse, China is an investment priority for multinational corporations. As a political economy in transition, the People's Republic is a complex, heavily regulated market that welcomes foreign investment while being highly protective of its developing domestic industries and transforming society.

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• Kenneth Jarrett
• chairman
  Greater China
• +86.21.5298.4668
• 
  Suite 2102 CITIC Square
• 1168 Nanjing Road West
• Shanghai 200041
• China

• Gregory Gilligan
• managing director
  Beijing
• +86.10.6505.5128
• 
  Suite 1601 NCI Tower
• A12 Jianguomenwai Avenue
• Chaoyang District
• Beijing 100022
• China

• Frances Sun
• managing director
  Shanghai
• +86.21.5298.4668
• 
  Suite 2102 CITIC Square
• 1168 Nanjing Road West
• Shanghai 200041
• China

APCO Worldwide partners with clients through every aspect of their business development in China and helps them navigate the complexities of the Chinese market. Since 1989, we have been serving clients' interests in China in the following areas:

• government relations
  APCO's experts in China guide clients through the structure, agenda and priorities of China's government authorities and develop their messages and strategies to engage with the appropriate people and departments to create more favorable business outcomes.
• strategic communication
  Whether the goals are to enhance corporate reputation or manage a crisis, APCO's team assists clients with communication and building strategic relationships with media, government, consumers, employees, investors or nongovernmental organizations.
• corporate responsibility
  APCO helps clients understand and seize business opportunities from China's rapidly evolving civil society, natural resources constraints, and other social and economic challenges.
• corporate advisory
  APCO assists clients with:
• fielding market research, and developing and implementing strategies for inward China investment
• conducting partner identification and due diligence
• facilitating overseas investment promotion from China
• navigating the negotiation and approval processes surrounding mergers and acquisitions

APCO's clients include multinational firms, leading Chinese companies, governments, chambers of commerce, issue-based coalitions, multilateral organizations and nonprofit interest groups. The team in China includes professionals from business, government, media, academia and civil society. We work daily with colleagues in APCO offices around the world to ensure consistency in servicing global clients and facilitating Sino-foreign trade and inward and outward investment.

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